AMBUSHED. The bullet-riddled red Toyota Innova vehicle (MAF-2108) ambushed by still unidentified gunmen in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato, on Friday (July 10, 2020). Four occupants of the vehicle, whose identities have yet to be determined, were killed in the incident. (Photo courtesy of Pigcawayan MPS)
COTABATO CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot dead four men on the national highway in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato Friday morning, police said.
Maj. Ivan Samoraza, Pigcawayan police chief, said the ambush occurred at about 6:30 a.m. along the Cotabato-Davao highway in Barangay Tubon.
“The victims were on board a red Toyota Innova (MAF-2108) parked by the roadside when gunmen armed with long firearms onboard another vehicle arrived and opened fire,” Samoraza said quoting witnesses.
Responding police found at least 15 empty shells for M-16 and M-14 rifles at the crime scene.
“We are yet trying to determine the identities of the attackers,” Samoraza said, adding the motive of the attack had yet to be established. (PNA)
